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Women in Materials Science & Engineering Breakfast

• 2011 MRS Fall Meeting & Exhibit

• November 28 - December 2, 2011
• Hynes Convention Center, Boston, MA
• Meeting Chairs: Cammy R. Abernathy, Paul V. Braun, Masashi Kawasaki, Kathryn J. Wahl

Debbie Chachra - Associate Professor of Materials Science, Olin College

Wednesday, November 30 | 7 am
Sheraton Boston Hotel, Public Gardens, 5^th Floor 

Debbie Chachra
Associate Professor of Materials Science
Olin College (view biography)

Topic: Unpacking Gender: Men and Women in Science, Technology and More

Sponsored by the Women in Materials Science & Engineering Subcommittee   

Men and women of materials science are invited to attend this discussion and complimentary breakfast. Advance sign-up required; sign up at MRS Information on the second floor of the Hynes Convention Center by 12:00 noon on Tuesday, November 29.  

Abstract 

Describe someone, friend or stranger. The very first thing you say reveals whether they are a man or a woman. Gender affects how we perceive everyone around us and how we express ourselves, often in ways we don't realize. Why is technology dominated by men? Why are women so often caregivers? This talk will use ideas from psychology and education research to investigate how we perceive and respond to gender. It will give you some tools to understand how you think about gender, along with information that puts that in greater social context.  

Debbie Chachra Biography 

Debbie Chachra is an Associate Professor of Materials Science at the Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering, where she was involved in creating its very first curriculum. Prof. Chachra’s research interests are twofold. She researches the engineering student experience, including persistence and migration, differences by gender, and the role of self-efficacy in project-based learning. As well as her work in education, she studies biological materials, currently focusing on a polyester-silk composite synthesized by bees. She also consults, facilitates workshops, and speaks widely on topics including curricular design for engineering education, and on gender, diversity and the engineering student experience. She writes a column for the American Society of Engineering Education’s Prism magazine, “Reinventions,” as well as regularly writing for a number of websites. In 2010, she received an NSF CAREER Award in support of her research on engineering education. Prof. Chachra lives in Cambridge, MA, and you can follow her on Twitter (@debcha). 

Sponsored by: Aldrich Materials Science